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Emmerdale spoilers from October 3

OH, just get on with it, Laurel and Marlon! They are clearly made for each other, but the scriptwriters want to drag out the ‘will they, won’t they’ storyline a bit longer. The friends lean in for a kiss this week but just as their lips are about to touch, they pull away.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from October 3

STEVE McDonald pulls some wonderful faces in Corrie, but Deirdre and Tracy are giving him a run for his money this week.Read

Pompous and bland, The Body Farm is a poor substitute for Waking The Dead

AS a fan of Waking The Dead, I had high hopes for its spin-off show The Body Farm.Read

71 Degrees North has comic potential

HI GET the feeling that the main reason actor John Thomson was picked to take part in reality show 71 Degrees North was so Paddy McGuinness could crack the obvious joke about his best-known drama.Read

EastEnders spoilers from September 19

JODIE looks gorgeous on her wedding day, but she doesn’t get to walk down the aisle after her groom jilts her.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from September 19

AMY couldn’t go through with an abortion, but she still wants to get rid of Cain’s baby so she tries to bring on a miscarriage by drinking. She ends up in hospital in pain, but is upset when a scan shows she’s still pregnant.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from September 19

THE nasty storyline that’s been building for some time comes to a head this week when Frank attacks Carla and rapes her.Read

Downton Abbey makes a triumphant return

NOW this is spiffing good news, what? Last year’s top hole drama is back to provide more dashed good entertainment.Read

Come Dine With Me in Wolverhampton is top viewing

I WORRY about Dave Lamb, who is getting increasingly hysterical as he narrates Come Dine With Me.Read

Househunting is a frustrating viewing experience

HTHE latest episode of Location, Location, Location was a good one – right up until the last two minutes.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from September 12

ANDY has cancelled his move to Spain with Alicia now daughter Sarah is ill. But Alicia won’t stop whining about it, which annoys him. So when she asks if he cares about her, he suggests she finds herself a new bloke.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from September 12

STEVE has a blazing row with Tracy, which prompts her to arrange an abortion. A desperate Deirdre tells a shocked Steve that she is pregnant, which does indeed stir him into action – instead of meeting Becky for a mediation meeting, he dashes to the clinic to stop Tracy.Read

EastEnders spoilers from September 12

IT’S all happening for the Moon family this week, as one of the brothers fights for his life – and we’re introduced to yet another.Read

Repeat prescription of Doc Martin is perfect TV medicine

NOW this is just what the doctor ordered – a repeat prescription of our favourite grumpy GP.Read

Vampire Jason Watkins reveals his Midland past and mild-mannered life off-screen BIRMINGHAM’S National Exhibition Centre has seen thousands of stars pass through its doors.more

Stephen Fry's choice of gadgets doesn't light my fire

HI DIDN’T watch the entire three hours of Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets – that’s more than enough for anyone.Read

Why do people find Keith Lemon funny?

I HAVE never understood the appeal of Leigh Francis, in whatever form the comedian has appeared – as Avid Merrion wearing a neck brace, sporting rubber masks on Bo Selecta or as a foul-mouthed Bear.Read

Actress Jean Marsh on reviving Upstairs Downstairs and The House of Eliott TV VETERAN Jean Marsh is looking forward to walking down the red carpet at a glittering Hollywood awards ceremony – and being able to see where she is going.more

EastEnders spoilers from September 5

VANESSA seems smitten when she kisses Eddie, but we know she’s just doing it because she’s been paid by Michael to break his heart.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from September 5

YOU might think the villagers have learned from Corrie that engagement parties end in disaster in soapland, but no. Jai and Charity plough on regardless and the bash ends with Declan punching the groom. Well, it was either going to be him or Cain...Read

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